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Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers still keen on center-back before end of January transfer window
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By Dan Sansom
Last Updated: 17/01/20 3:26pm

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers suggests he is still keen on adding a center-back to his squad
Brendan Rodgers has suggested he is still keen on adding a center-back to his Leicester squad in the January transfer window, despite ending interest in Juventus defender Merih Demiral.

Leicester ruled out a possible loan signing for Demiral after the Turkey international suffered a knee ligament injury during Juventus' 2-1 win over Roma on Sunday.

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The Foxes have largely relied on Jonny Evans and Caglar Soyuncu in the center of defense this season, with the pair making 52 appearances between them in all competitions.

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Leicester ended their interest in Juventus' Merih Demiral after he suffered an ACL injury
Leicester ended their interest in Juventus' Merih Demiral after he suffered an ACL injury
They have helped Leicester earn the joint second-best defensive record in the Premier League, conceding just 21 goals in 22 games.

On potential defensive reinforcements, Rodgers said: "If we didn't end up bringing anyone in then we would currently have four center-halves here.


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"Our idea is to get (Filip) Benkovic out on loan for his development but we can only do that if we have the opportunity to bring in another center-half.

"You're always looking to add quality to the squad and of course where we sit and where we're at it can be tough to bring in that type of player, but the recruitment team here is very renowned for looking at players and being able to get players.

"The club has been very clear in terms of their support that when a player becomes available at the right price then we can do something. There's still a bit of time to go, there's a lot of work behind the scenes and we'll see what we can do."


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Burnley still 'very dangerous'
Leicester faces Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, having lost just one of their last seven away games in the league.

Burnley, meanwhile, has slipped into relegation trouble in recent weeks after four successive league defeats - leaving them just three points above the drop zone - but Rodgers is still expecting a difficult match as his side hopes to put last weekend's 2-1 home defeat to Southampton behind them.